grandexperiment (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} grandexperiment) wrote,@ 2009-06-19 16:05:00 |
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So what was sitting in 4th Place?
I know what you are all asking yourselves. What would have been next on the countdown for the RPGs and Board Games? Well, the answer is:
Board Games - 4th Place - War of the Ring
A controversial game for many, I love War of the Ring. It lacks the ready playability of the Top 3 with its 4 hour play time, maximum of 2 players, and it heavily structured play. However, I have enjoyed every game I have played of it. It translates the feeling of Lord of the Rings in a way I never thought a board game could.
For those who haven't played it, War of the Ring is a strategy game of the war between the Free People of Middle Earth and the forces of Sauron and Saruman during the events of Lord of the Rings. However, at the same time, the game also tracks the progress of the Fellowship of the Ring, providing a personal POV against the vast scope of the major battles.
The rules border on complex and there is quite a lot of restriction in how the game pans out. However, each game feels like you have just read the trilogy but with different twists and turns each time.
The game is also gorgeous with Alan Lee artwork throughout, numerous sculpts including everyone of the Fellowship.
RPGs - 4th Place - Dungeons & Dragons 4e
As hinted in my previous post, this was a toss up between Tribe 8, which has its weight of history and one of my most cherished GMing experiences attached to it, and the relatively new hotness of D&D4e. I really couldn't choose between the two, so I tipped the scales by adding in the weight of all by D&D experiences behind D&D4e and it came out the winner.
For those that haven't played D&D, what are you doing reading this LJ?
D&D4e is the latest incarnation of the beast. It is the first incarnation with design and focus that required to be the leader in the RPG industry. I don't discount the innovations and success of previous editions, but they all seem a little haphazard compared to 4e. Its clear, precise, a breeze to run and a joy to play. It translates what I always thought D&D was about when I first picked it up in London Bookshops into a gaming experience. It is also responsible for me returning to my old AD&D1e books and enjoying them once again.
I know what you are all asking yourselves. What would have been next on the countdown for the RPGs and Board Games? Well, the answer is:
Board Games - 4th Place - War of the Ring
A controversial game for many, I love War of the Ring. It lacks the ready playability of the Top 3 with its 4 hour play time, maximum of 2 players, and it heavily structured play. However, I have enjoyed every game I have played of it. It translates the feeling of Lord of the Rings in a way I never thought a board game could.
For those who haven't played it, War of the Ring is a strategy game of the war between the Free People of Middle Earth and the forces of Sauron and Saruman during the events of Lord of the Rings. However, at the same time, the game also tracks the progress of the Fellowship of the Ring, providing a personal POV against the vast scope of the major battles.
The rules border on complex and there is quite a lot of restriction in how the game pans out. However, each game feels like you have just read the trilogy but with different twists and turns each time.
The game is also gorgeous with Alan Lee artwork throughout, numerous sculpts including everyone of the Fellowship.
RPGs - 4th Place - Dungeons & Dragons 4e
As hinted in my previous post, this was a toss up between Tribe 8, which has its weight of history and one of my most cherished GMing experiences attached to it, and the relatively new hotness of D&D4e. I really couldn't choose between the two, so I tipped the scales by adding in the weight of all by D&D experiences behind D&D4e and it came out the winner.
For those that haven't played D&D, what are you doing reading this LJ?
D&D4e is the latest incarnation of the beast. It is the first incarnation with design and focus that required to be the leader in the RPG industry. I don't discount the innovations and success of previous editions, but they all seem a little haphazard compared to 4e. Its clear, precise, a breeze to run and a joy to play. It translates what I always thought D&D was about when I first picked it up in London Bookshops into a gaming experience. It is also responsible for me returning to my old AD&D1e books and enjoying them once again.
